Date: March 20, 2010
Boston Children's Museum, Conference/Workshop
This seminar offers a special lecture by Dr. Catherine Lewis of Mills College. Dr. Mills is the author of the book, "Educating Hearts and Minds - Reflections on Japanese Preschool and Elementary Education". A Discussion on Japanese education will follow. The seminar introduces many resources, including a new video" Visits to Homes in Kyoto, Japan Today", (Thoreau alum Mei Endo is the narrator), and hands-on activities on daily life in Japan. The seminar is presented with Primary Source.
Japanese put a strong emphasis on elementary education
Early family (indulgent, bonding)
Preschool (free play, chaotic)
Elementary School
Focus on whole child
Focus on children take respnsibility for tasks (quiet the class)
Teachers 2 years with the same class
If classmates give up on student then student will be lost to school
1/3 curriculum arts, moral development, physical education
30 days of school are devoted to whole school community (art show, field trips, field day)
Video on school wide art show
every child contributes 2 pieces
part of buddies program (commented on each other's art work, compliments)
no judging
theme at each grade level
not parent made/ recycled products
metacognitive - think about/ identify what we are trying to do
create something bigger in a group
experience the joy of being part of a group
Toban System (chore groups) Kids get involved in leadership
Low profile of adult authority, high profile of class meeting Hansei personal goal setting, self critical, reflections (94 sets of goals in first grade classroom)
Family like small groups, Stay together for about 2 months, heterogenous, peers to help, is our group doing well?
Non-Verbal hand signals
Lesson Study for Professional Development
Hope for my students 5-10 years from now
communicate ideas (oral, written)
resourceful
kind, respectful
critical thinkers
Next list qualities of students now (plus and negative) - The gap is what we would like to focus on as educators at faculty meetings. There is a shift from my students to OUR students.
STUDY Look at curriculum standards and set goals
PLAN Redesign lesson, anticipate responses, plan data collection
DO RESEARCH LESSON Collect data on a certain group, eyes shining?? muttering???
REFLECT Share data, implications for this lesson and instruction, analysis of learning, not teaching
Policy makers makers think teachers have important insight. Example: Solar power, interaction between policy makers and teachers
Home Life in Japan
Preview 2008 Kyoto visit video narrated by MEI ENDO (Thoreau Alum)
Cyrus Rolbin
http://abcjp.net
Working through the Japanese alphabet. Projects by kids for kids. He is looking for a school/class to pilot a project
Books
Eric Carle Kazua Iwamura (Where are you going, to See My Friend
Geneva Cobb Iljima The Way We Do It in Japan
Panel Discussion
School Uniforms
Obey, respect rules
not differentiate by income
Jobs
Sense of responsibility and work
lunch prep/serve
plants in the courtyard
animals
daily officers
Athletics
school wide event
1-2 months to get ready
marching, learn events
Arts
taught to play in group (recorder)
Private school is much freer
class size 35-40 in elementary
home visits for conferences
same questions of parent responsibility
parents observe in classrooms
Boston Children's Museum, Conference/Workshop
This seminar offers a special lecture by Dr. Catherine Lewis of Mills College. Dr. Mills is the author of the book, "Educating Hearts and Minds - Reflections on Japanese Preschool and Elementary Education". A Discussion on Japanese education will follow. The seminar introduces many resources, including a new video" Visits to Homes in Kyoto, Japan Today", (Thoreau alum Mei Endo is the narrator), and hands-on activities on daily life in Japan. The seminar is presented with Primary Source.
Japanese put a strong emphasis on elementary education
Elementary School
Video on school wide art show
Toban System (chore groups) Kids get involved in leadership
Low profile of adult authority, high profile of class meeting
Hansei personal goal setting, self critical, reflections (94 sets of goals in first grade classroom)
Family like small groups, Stay together for about 2 months, heterogenous, peers to help, is our group doing well?
Non-Verbal hand signals
Lesson Study for Professional Development
Hope for my students 5-10 years from nowNext list qualities of students now (plus and negative) - The gap is what we would like to focus on as educators at faculty meetings. There is a shift from my students to OUR students.
Policy makers makers think teachers have important insight. Example: Solar power, interaction between policy makers and teachers
Home Life in Japan
Preview 2008 Kyoto visit video narrated by MEI ENDO (Thoreau Alum)Cyrus Rolbin
http://abcjp.netWorking through the Japanese alphabet. Projects by kids for kids. He is looking for a school/class to pilot a project
Books
Eric Carle Kazua Iwamura (Where are you going, to See My FriendGeneva Cobb Iljima The Way We Do It in Japan
Panel Discussion
School Uniforms- Obey, respect rules
- not differentiate by income
Jobs- Sense of responsibility and work
- lunch prep/serve
- plants in the courtyard
- animals
- daily officers
Athletics- school wide event
- 1-2 months to get ready
- marching, learn events
Arts- taught to play in group (recorder)
Private school is much freerclass size 35-40 in elementary
home visits for conferences
same questions of parent responsibility
parents observe in classrooms
Handouts